A recently started business of the company is now also engaged in stocking and exporting of good quality cardamom to Middle East and Europe. Grade designations and definitions of the quality of Cardamom are given below.

Schedule I
( See Rule 3 & 4 )

Grade designations and definitions of the quality of Alleppey Green Cardamom

Special Characteristics

Grade Desig-nation

Trade name

Colour

Empty and malformed capsules percent by count (max)

Immature and shriveled capsules percent by weight (maximum)

Blacks and splits % by count maximum

Size (diameter of hole in mm of the sieve on which
retained ***

Weight in G/L by wt. (max)

General Charectoristics

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

AGEB

Cardamom extra bold

Deep Green, Green or light Green

2.0

2.0

0.0

7.0

435

(1)The cardamoms shall be the dried capsules of Ellataria Cardamom grown in South India. Capsules being three cornered and having a ribbed appearance.

(2) The capsules shall be free from insect infestation and visible mould.

(3) Thrip marks alone on the capsules shall not lead to the conclusion that the capsules have been infected with insects.

AGB

Cardamom bold

Do

2.0

2.0

0.0

6.0

415

AGS

Cardamom Superior

Do

3.0

5.0

0.0

5.0

385

AGS-1

Shipment Green –1

Do

5.0

7.0

10.0

4.0

350

AGS-2

Shipment Green –2

Do

7.0

9.0

12.0

4.0

320

AGL

Light

-

-

-

15.0

3.5

260

**AGN

-

-

-

-

-

-

Defenition of terms:

1.

Empty and Malformed capsules: Capsules, which have no seeds or that scantly filled with seeds. For this purpose 100 capsules selected at random from the sample, shall be opened out and the number of empty and malformed capsules counted.

2.

Immature and shriveled capsules: Capsules which are not fully developed.

3.

Black and Splits: The former will include capsules having the visible blackish to black colour and latter will include those which are open at corners for more than half the length.

*Colour : Cardamom shall be packed separately according to the colour as (a) Deep Green, (b) Green, (c) Light Green and also pale brownish. The relevant colour of the cardamom shall be indicated on the Agmark Labels, provided at least95 percent of the capsules correspond to any of the colour groups where the cardamom are not of any one uniform colour mentioned above , there will be no indication of the colour on the labels.

**AGN : cardamom which does not conform any of the grades AGEB to AGL shall be packed under the grade AG Non –specified against a “Firm Order” means that the entire value of the goods contracted.